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| Southeast Asia |
| Islamists try to shove the camel's nose into Thailand... |
| 2003-01-01 |
| Thai Muslims want to use Sharia (Islamic) law to deal with family issues and to settle cases concerned with property inheritance. "From there, we can move into bullying and abusing our Buddhist neighbors..." According to the year 2000 official statistics, Thailand's Muslim population is now 6 million out of a total population of 60 million. The majority of the country's Muslims are in the southern part of the country, such as Satun, Jala and Patani. Den Tohmeena, a Pattani senator, said the law was like a tool to secure peace and order in the country's Muslim society. It would also help strengthen the family institution and boost their unity. He said the philosophy and principles of the country's civil law did not correspond with those of the Muslim family. "If the country still adopted such laws for Muslim society, it would cause the breakup of their families and disunite their society. So there should be a sharia court to settle the problems," he said. "And cut people's heads off. Don't forget that part." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |